Question 1

What is a common metric used in social network analysis to determine the influence of a node within a network?

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Betweenness centrality

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Eigenvector centrality

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Degree centrality

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Closeness centrality

Question 2

Which of the following is a visualization technique commonly used to represent social networks?

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Graph theory diagrams

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Bar graphs

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Heat maps

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Pie charts

Question 3

What does the term 'node' refer to in the context of social network analysis?

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An individual entity within the network

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The overall structure of the network

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The connections between entities

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A measure of network efficiency

Question 4

Which of the following measures indicates how close a node is to all other nodes in the network?

Accepted Answer

Closeness centrality

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Degree centrality

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Network density

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Betweenness centrality

Question 5

In social network analysis, what is the significance of 'strong ties' compared to 'weak ties'?

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Strong ties often represent close relationships, while weak ties can provide access to new information.

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Strong ties are always more beneficial than weak ties.

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Weak ties are stronger in terms of emotional support.

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Strong ties connect larger groups than weak ties.

Question 6

What is the purpose of community detection in social network analysis?

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To identify groups of nodes that are more densely connected to each other

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To measure the influence of individual nodes

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To calculate the overall size of the network

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To visualize the network structure

Question 7

Which algorithm is commonly used to identify the shortest path between two nodes in a network?

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Dijkstra's algorithm

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Kruskal's algorithm

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Prim's algorithm

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A* algorithm

Question 8

In social network analysis, what is the role of 'edges'?

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Edges represent the connections between nodes

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Edges denote the importance of a node

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Edges indicate the direction of influence

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Edges are used to measure the size of the network

Question 9

Which concept in social network analysis describes the ability of a node to control or facilitate the flow of information through the network?

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Brokerage

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Cohesion

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Clustering

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Homophily

Question 10

What is the primary purpose of using sentiment analysis in conjunction with social network analysis?

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To assess public opinion and emotional responses within the network

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To identify geographical trends

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To predict node connectivity

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To calculate network efficiency

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